That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against – yep – UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans’ nine-point first quarter Saturday.

Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and No. 1 UConn dominated 16th-ranked Southern California 79-51. The Trojans' 20-game home winning streak was snapped by the defending national champions.

LOS ANGELES -- On all facets of this game, the No.16 USC Trojans Women's basketball squad was simply outplayed by the best team in the country, the Connecticut Huskies, and as a result, the Women of Troy suffered their worst loss of the season thus far, 79-51.

The Huskies flex their top-ranked muscle, using a 15-0 first-quarter run and a 20-4 third-quarter run for a 79-51 thrashing of the Trojans at the Galen Center.

No. 16 USC (7-2) hosts No. 1 UConn (9-0) at Galen Center, marking the first time the Huskies have played in Southern California since their last visit in 2003. This is the fourth meeting between the top-tier programs in the last two years — UConn holds the advantage 2-1.

The defending champion and No. 1-ranked UConn Huskies women's basketball team faces one of its toughest tests of the 2025-26 regular season on December 13, when

Another key factor will be Londynn Jones. She started off a bit slow with USC, but in her last two games, she’s scored in double figures. If her shot is falling on Saturday against UConn, it’ll put USC in a position for success.

Though it’s always a marquee matchup when UConn women’s basketball faces USC, the regular-season series likely ends with Saturday’s game.